Adam (Adaptive Moment Estimation) is an optimization algorithm used to update
the parameters of a machine learning model during training. It is a popular
algorithm used in deep learning and neural networks.
ADAM OPTIMIZATION
Adam is an extension of the stochastic gradient descent (SGD) algorithm, which
is a method to optimize the parameters of a model by updating them in the
direction of the negative gradient of the loss function. The Adam algorithm, like
SGD, uses the gradients of the loss function concerning the model parameters to
update the parameters. In addition, it also incorporates the concept of
"momentum" and "adaptive learning rates" to improve the optimization process.
The "momentum" term in Adam is similar to the momentum term used in other
optimization algorithms like SGD with momentum. It helps the optimizer to
"remember" the direction of the previous update and continue moving in that
direction, which can help the optimizer to converge faster.
The "adaptive learning rates" term in Adam adapts the learning rate for each
parameter based on the historical gradient information. This allows the optimizer
to adjust the learning rate for each parameter individually so that the optimizer
can converge faster and with more stability.
Adam is widely used in deep learning because it is computationally efficient and
can handle sparse gradients and noisy optimization landscapes. But it requires
more memory to store the historical gradient information, and it may be
sensitive to the choice of hyperparameters, such as the initial learning rate.